| Fluent but insincere (4) |
The Sun Mini |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Insincerely fluent in speech |
The Times Concise |
22 Oct 2025 |
| Smooth-talking |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2025 |
| Superficial (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Smarmily smooth |
Universal |
18 Jul 2025 |
| Smooth talking |
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| Slick (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Facile and insincere and taking liberties? Not entirely |
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| Insincerely witty |
Commuter |
01 Jul 2025 |
| Leading green Liberal is smooth-spoken (4) |
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| Smooth-talking |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Fluent and plausible (4) |
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| Smooth-talking |
Commuter |
19 May 2025 |
| Eloquent but insincere |
USA Today |
12 May 2025 |
| Fluent, plausible (4) |
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| Pat left, in big trouble (4) |
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| Facile is good? Like half-book? (4) |
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| Insincerely eloquent |
Premier Sunday |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Spoken too smoothly |
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| Speaking confidently but dishonestly |
New York Times Mini |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Smooth-spoken Latin one finds in the British Isles (4) |
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| Smooth-tongued and charming liberal to an extent (4) |
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| Fluent and insincere (4) |
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| Facile drivel endlessly circulating |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Facile |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Insincere |
New York Times Mini |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Insincerely fluent or smooth (4) |
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| Smooth-talking, reflecting a lot of rubbish |
|
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| Insincere |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2025 |
| Silver-tongued yet shallow (4) |
|
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| Insincere (of speech) |
|
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| Eloquent but unconvincing |
Premier Sunday |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Pat riposte is mostly bilge (4) |
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| Hefty reversal when about fifty, but quite plausible (4) |
|
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| Suspiciously smooth |
|
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| Fluent (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Rock containing tip of fossil is plausible (4) |
|
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| Supremely superficial |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Pat featured large in big comeback (4) |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Slick and insincere (4) |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Fluent, being liberal at heart |
|
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| Insincere |
Mirror Tea Time |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Government's head politician is fast-talking (4) |
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| Smooth-tongued |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Silver-tongued |
Newsday |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Smooth talking |
|
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| Insincerely fluent and easy (4) |
|
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| The burgeoning liberal had a slick manner of speaking (4) |
|
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| Fluent but insincere and shallow (4) |
|
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| Is as fluent and plausible as Labour leader in the Rock (4) |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2024 |
| Slick maybe insincere |
|
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| A lot of tripe upset Pat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jun 2024 |
| German politician is fluent (4) |
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| Smooth-tongued as the Latin used in The Rock (4) |
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| Insincerely smooth |
Commuter |
13 May 2024 |
| Free with words |
Wall Street Journal |
11 May 2024 |
| Silver-tongued |
Thomas Joseph |
02 May 2024 |
| Slick liberal following last part of electioneering (4) |
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| Silver-tongued |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Fluent but insincere (4) |
Puzzler |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Is ready with a quick answer when in the lending library (4) |
|
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| Fluent & insincere |
|
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| Slick-talking |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Smooth-talking |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Smooth-talking |
LA Times Daily |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Big problem with large slick |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Fluent |
Mirror Quick |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Superficial, in a way |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Smooth-talking |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2024 |
| Facile drivel goes up after dropping ecstasy |
|
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| Like a fast talker |
|
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| Smooth but unconvincing |
Premier Sunday |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Silver-tongued |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Fluent but shallow, it’s stocked by lending library |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Smooth-talking Periodical, briefly |
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| Silver-tongued |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Fluent but insincere; plausible |
The Guardian Speedy |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Verbally insincere |
Newsday |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Smooth-talking |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2023 |
| Superficially fluent |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Silver-tongued |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Fast talking |
Canadiana |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Pat |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Feb 2023 |
| Slick, in conversation |
Family Time |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Smooth-talking |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Breezily unconcerned |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jan 2023 |
| Smooth-talking |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2023 |
| Smooth-talking |
Universal |
20 Dec 2022 |
| Superficial |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2022 |
| Good book plausible on the surface |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Insincerely fluent |
The Times Concise |
11 Aug 2022 |
| Well-spoken but insincere |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
Wall Street Journal |
28 May 2022 |
| Insincere, in a way |
USA Today |
21 May 2022 |
| Slick with words |
Universal |
16 May 2022 |
| Fast-talking major holding line up |
The Times Cryptic |
04 May 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
The Guardian Quick |
03 May 2022 |
| Slick-talking |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Smooth-talking |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2022 |
| Smooth-talking, plausible |
The Guardian Speedy |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Printing libellous piece that's plausible |
The Guardian Quiptic |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Printing libellous piece that's plausible |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| A little too slick |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2021 |
| Plausibly fluent |
The Times Concise |
31 Oct 2021 |
| A bit too articulate, perhaps |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2021 |
| Fluent and flippant |
Family Time |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Smooth-talking |
Universal |
08 Sep 2021 |
| A little too silky, maybe |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Smooth-talking |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2021 |
| Smooth-talking |
The Guardian Speedy |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Smooth-talking |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Smooth-talking |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2020 |
| Pat of butter in large glass, just starting to turn |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
The Washington Post |
24 Aug 2020 |
| Smooth-tongued |
LA Times Daily |
24 Aug 2020 |
| Smooth-talking |
Universal |
14 Jun 2020 |
| Like a smooth talker |
Family Time |
27 Apr 2020 |
| Shallow and largely fake — bigly! |
|
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| Overly smooth |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Smooth and superficial, talk-wise |
Family Time |
15 Mar 2020 |
| Smooth-talking |
The Washington Post |
04 Mar 2020 |
| Smooth-talking |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2020 |
| Facile nonsense shortly rejected |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
Universal |
16 Sep 2019 |
| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
Family Time |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Smooth-tongued |
USA Today |
07 Aug 2019 |
| Conversationally slick |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Sweet-talking |
USA Today |
25 May 2019 |
| Like a slick talker |
USA Today |
02 May 2019 |
| Slick-talking |
Newsday |
09 Apr 2019 |
| Slick-talking |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2019 |
| Slick-talking |
The Washington Post |
18 Mar 2019 |
| Smooth-spoken |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Sweet-talking |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Like a slick talker |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Slick-talking |
|
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| Marked by ease |
Universal |
07 Nov 2018 |
| Insincerely fluent |
The Times Concise |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Slick with a reply |
Universal |
24 Sep 2018 |
| Smooth, slippery rock enclosing lake |
|
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| Fast-talking |
Universal |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Almost all the waste turns up slippery in parts |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Fast-talking |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2018 |
| Smooth-tongued |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jun 2018 |
| Facile government politician |
|
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| Insincerely eloquent |
Premier Sunday |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Slippery in speech |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Mar 2018 |
| Slick-talking |
Universal |
08 Mar 2018 |
| Fast-talking |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Slick with a reply |
|
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| Marked by ease |
|
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| Superficially plausible at first, Green's lying is busted |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Dec 2017 |
| Grand old politician with the gift of the gab |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Insincere, facile |
The Guardian Speedy |
05 Nov 2017 |
| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Plausible |
The Guardian Speedy |
30 Sep 2017 |
| Slick with words |
Universal |
19 Sep 2017 |
| Slick-talking |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2017 |
| Casually fluent |
The Times Concise |
13 Aug 2017 |
| Facile drivel mostly rejected |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Smooth-talking |
New York Times |
25 Apr 2017 |
| Good old-style politician, smooth-tongued |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Apr 2017 |
| Silver-tongued |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2017 |
| Enchanting Liberal – just a bit smooth-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Mar 2017 |
| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Slick with words |
|
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| Slick-talking |
|
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| Large within and without, turning smooth |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Dec 2016 |
| Like a typical snake oil salesman |
The Washington Post |
19 Nov 2016 |
| Overly fluent |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Silver-tongued |
The Washington Post |
22 Aug 2016 |
| Flippant |
Jonesin |
09 Aug 2016 |
| Silver-tongued |
Universal |
12 Jul 2016 |
| Pat left to enter British territory |
|
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| Flippant |
Universal |
17 Mar 2016 |
| Fast-talking |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2016 |
| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Like a smooth talker |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2015 |
| Fluent |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2015 |
| Fluent but insincere |
The Times Concise |
18 Feb 2015 |
| Fast-talking head of government's liberal |
|
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| Like a smooth talker |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Fluent |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Not very sincere |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Voluble |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Too smooth |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Supersmooth |
|
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| Honey-tongued |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Fluidly flippant |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Smooth to a fault |
|
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| Befitting a con man |
|
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| Slick with words |
|
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| Facile |
|
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| Like a fast-talking salesman |
|
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| Talkative |
|
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| Smooth to a fault |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Exceptionally smooth |
|
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| Like a con man |
|
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| Slick, as a speaker |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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| Slick, as a speaker |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Maybe too smooth |
|
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| Like a fast-talking salesman |
|
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| Slick-talking |
|
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| Facile |
|
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| Insincerely talkative |
|
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| Smooth |
|
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| Insincerely eloquent |
|
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| Insincerely eloquent |
|
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| Like a smooth talker |
|
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| Like con artists |
|
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| Slick, in a way |
|
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| Talkative |
|
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| Slick, in a way |
|
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| Like con artists |
|
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| Like many smoothies |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Smooth to a fault |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Superficial |
|
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| Like smooth, offhand talk |
|
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| Slick-talking |
|
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| Talking maybe a little too fast |
|
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| Slick, in conversation |
|
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| Pat |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-talking |
|
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| Offhand |
|
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| Facile in speech |
|
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| Flippant |
|
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| Smooth |
|
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| Nonchalant |
|
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| Like a fast-talking salesman |
|
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| Like a fast-talking salesman |
|
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| Gifted with the gift of gab |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Insincerely eloquent |
|
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| Very smooth |
|
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| Smooth |
|
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| Quick with a reply |
|
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| Smooth |
|
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| Insincerely eloquent |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Fluent |
|
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| Fluently talkative |
|
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| Insincerely fluent |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Like a smooth talker |
|
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| Like a slickster |
|
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| Pat |
|
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| Smooth |
|
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| Voluble |
|
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| Readily fluent |
|
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| Talkative |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Like a smooth talker |
|
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| Facile |
|
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| Honey-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Facile |
|
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| Overly smooth |
|
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| Talkative |
|
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| Insincere, in a way |
|
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| Slick, in conversation |
|
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| Limber with language |
|
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| Kind of tongue |
|
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| Smooth |
|
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| Fluent and relaxed with speech |
|
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| Like smooth, offhand talk |
|
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| Smooth-tongued |
|
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| Overly smooth |
|
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| Verbally insincere |
|
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| Insincerely fluent |
|
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| Showing little forethought |
|
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| Too fluent |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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| Loquacious |
|
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| Voluble |
|
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| Fluent |
|
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| Slick like a salesman |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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| Befitting a con man |
|
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| Flippant |
|
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| Fast-talking |
|
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| Voluble |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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| Fluent |
|
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| Free with words |
|
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| Quick with a reply |
|
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| Having too-easy answers |
|
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| Like Leno |
|
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| Voluble |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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| Ready and fluent |
|
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| Slick with words |
|
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| Articulate to a fault |
|
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| Fluent to a fault |
|
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| Slick |
|
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| Nonchalant |
|
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| More facile than sincere |
|
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| Far from tongue-tied |
|
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| Superficial or voluble |
|
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| Loquacious |
|
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| Verbose |
|
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| Talkative |
|
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| Offhand |
|
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| Flippant. |
|
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| Suave-tongued. |
|
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| Facile or fluent. |
|
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| Fluent but insincere. |
|
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| Slickly loquacious. |
|
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| Flippant |
|
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| Talkative. |
|
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| Free and easy. |
|
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| Voluble. |
|
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| Facile. |
|
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| Fluent. |
|
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| Flippant in speech. |
|
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| Chatty. |
|
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| Smooth-spoken. |
|
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| Fast-talking. |
|
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| Silver-tongued |
|
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| Superficially fluent |
|
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